How to install dictionaries for QStarDict ?

[Schturman]

Can someone write the little how-to for installation of dictionaries for QStarDict application ? (for noobs)
Please...

[oskarmat]

Hi,

after installing Qstardict on your n900,

go to

http://xdxf.revdanica.com/down2/index.php?down_format=StarDict

and download the dictionaries you want.

Extract them in a folder in your pc.

Connect the n900 via usb and create a folder for the dictionaries (e.g. documents\dict)

copy all of the extracted dictionaries from the computer to the n900 folder that you just created.

disconnect the n900 from the pc and open the qstardict app.

Go to Menu\COnfigure
plugins tab
stardict (make sure a V is on its left)

and click on the wrench tool. Then click on the plus and point it the folder where you previously put the dictionaries.
go back and select the "dictionaries" tab

make sure all the dictionaries are listed and have a V (meaning they are active)

That's it

let me know if it's not clear.

[Schturman]

Wow, thanks !
Tell me please, if I pressing the speaker icon, it's not speaking... Why ?

[Toufmag]

I have 3 files : one is *.dict.dz, one is .idx and the last .ifo.

I put the three ?

Thx

[Schturman]

I have 3 files : one is *.dict.dz, one is .idx and the last .ifo.

I put the three ?

Thx

Yes... I put the 3 files too...

[Toufmag]

it say me that there no files...

It works now. Forget to displugged the USB cable

[oskarmat]

Wow, thanks !
Tell me please, if I pressing the speaker icon, it's not speaking... Why ?

I think speaking is not supported, or the files are not those ones

[fareastcoast]

MStarDict has nice simple UI. If you want to try that you will have to put your dict files in MyDocs/mstardict/ as the program currently doesn't let you specify location.

[icbolsh]

I installed it on my N8x0 and when "Go to Menu\COnfigure>plugins tab>stardict>wrench tool"...after I add the location there is no way to save my changes. The is no save option. In fact there is no way to go back to the last pop up window by closing the current window, unless you do a force close and then of course you don't get the saved changes.
It is obviously a bug, unless maybe I am missing something.

[asasan]

from another thread:Originally Posted by maemo.it

1) download your dictionary on your pc from: http://xdxf.revdanica.com/down2/inde...ormat=StarDict
2) uncompress it using your pc program. if you use linux, just click on file and use your relative program to uncompress it. otherwise install file roller from repos. If you use windows use winrar (or http://7-zip.org)
3) at this point, after uncompress operation, you will have a folder (in my case stardict-English_Italian-2.4.2) with 3 files inside:
English_italian.dict.dz
English_italian.idx
English_italian.ifo
4) open xterminal on your N900 and write:
mkdir /home/user/.stardict/dic/
5) copy folder inside /home/user/.stardict/dic/ directory
To do this connect your N900 to your pc as mass store and copy (by clicking your mouse) your dict folder into MyDocs folder.
After did disconnect N900 from your PC, open xterminal and digit:
cd MyDocs
mv your_dict_folder /home/user/.stardict/dic/
(eg. in my case, like before:
mv stardict-English_Italian-2.4.2 /home/user/.stardict/dic/)
that's all

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asasan wrote:

I have taken the first 4 steps. The problem is with the mv command.

mv <anyDic...> /home/user/.stardict/dic/
gives the following message:
mv: cannot preserve ownership of '/home/user/.stardict/dic/<anyDic...>' : Operation not permitted.

The scary thing for me is that the file disappears too. So I don't know if these relatively big files are just lost occupying preciouse space while my stardict doesn't work.

how can I check what is in home/user/.stardict/dic

Am I missing a parameter? or doing something else wrong?
Please help.

[asasan]

All three files from each dictionary are in .stardict/dic/ and I changed the permissions to -rwx-r-xr-- using chmod 755 * in dic directory.

Still, when I start QStarDict and go to config., there are no dictionaries listed.

Please advise.

[rebhana]

Can someone write the little how-to for installation of dictionaries for QStarDict application ? (for noobs)
Please...

Here is how I installed dictionaries without any hassle of unpacking on a PC and transferring files manually as almost all how-to's on talk.maemo.org suggest you to do - which is really unnecessary, the N900 is a full-fledged computer after all!

The necessary information is in fact contained in the wiki page that is opened in the browser when you go to Menu/Help in qstardict, except for one minor complication if the file is bz2-compressed:

Menu/Help directs you to this wiki page: http://wiki.qstardict.ylsoftware.com/Dictionaries_installation
If you follow the link to dictionary sites, you will probably start downloading dictionaries from e.g.
http://stardict.sourceforge.net/Dictionaries_dictd-www.dict.org.php
Download what is called "tarballs" to get files of the form dictionary.tar.gz or dictionary.tar.bz2. With the former, the instructions in the wiki are sufficient and can be carried out by just opening the XTerminal. First go to the directory where you downloaded to by
cd MyDocs/.documents
(if you chose "Documents" when saving your downloaded file). By typing in "ls" you can have a look at the files and how they are called.
Then do
mkdir -p ~/.stardict/dic
(only needed the first time you install a dictionary) followed by
tar xzvf dictionary.tar.gz -C ~/.stardict/dic (where "dictionary" should be replaced by the actual name of the dictionary/-ies that you downloaded.

However, with the more common tarballs of the form dictionary.tar.bz2
you should do the following instead of the tar command given in the wiki, because the "j" option for tar is not implemented in Maemo:
bunzip2 dictionary.tar.bz2
tar xvf dictionary.tar -C ~/.stardict/dic
For this you need to have the "bzip2" package installed, which is in nokia-applications. It was already installed in my case, perhaps brought in by some other app. To install it yourself from XTerminal, in case it's missing, you need to have the "rootsh" app installed, which allows you to do
sudo apt-get install bzip2.
If you've successfully installed one such dictionary, repeat the two-line "bunzip2 ..., tar ..." stanza for any further one you find on the web. This can also be done in one line:
bzcat dictionary.tar.bz2 | tar xv -C ~/.stardict/dic

Finally, to enable/disable dictionaries, go to Menu/Config->Dictionaries in qstardict. "V" stands for a check mark for activated dictionaries, "0" for disabled ones, and to change that you have to click on the tiny blob at the start of a line.

[asasan]

as noted before, pc transfer stuff had all kinds of ownership and privilege issues with the files.

ok, since we have the all mighty N900 let do all there.

bunzip2 is not installed, can't find it anywere, and
sudo apt-get install bzip2 asks for password.

what a mess just to install a dictionary!

[ed00]

Wow, thanks !
Tell me please, if I pressing the speaker icon, it's not speaking... Why ?

You need "eSpeak Speech synthesizer" app for that.

[Viipottaja]

wow.. i wish the app gets an update that makes it a bit easier to get dictionaries on it

[j-a-k]

I noticed that some dictionaries and encyclopedias have .jpg files for pics. Do these go into the same DIR as the dictionary files?

[rebhana]

as noted before, pc transfer stuff had all kinds of ownership and privilege issues with the files.

ok, since we have the all mighty N900 let do all there.

bunzip2 is not installed, can't find it anywere, and
sudo apt-get install bzip2 asks for password.

what a mess just to install a dictionary!

Have you installed "rootsh" as I said was necessary for the "sudo ..." command?

I think qstardict should install bzip2 automatically, and also the wiki page should add a line to tell Maemo users about bunzip2. I'll suggest that through a bug report.

[rpariseau]

rebhana: Your instructions are all very nice BUT ...

1. All this MUST BE AUTOMATED for all us commoner (non-Linux geeks) users.

2. User selects dictionary(ies), pushes "Download" and everything gets uncompressed and installed wherever it needs to be on the N900. (QStarDict installer should automatically create the needed directories!) All necessary actions MUST BE available from within QStarDict program as it is operating -- user wants a new dictionary s/he is sent AUTOMATICALLY by QStarDict to correct web presence to search for that dictionary, to download it, and to have it AUTOMATICALLY placed in his/her N900.

Works just fine that way on the now-ancient Sharp Zaurii.

(Will OS2008 work correctly on the N900? Much more useful for us business-oriented worker-bees! Or could Nokia actually come up with something phone-cum-PDA for us non-kids?)

[oldpmaguy]

rebhana: Your instructions are all very nice BUT ...

1. All this MUST BE AUTOMATED for all us commoner (non-Linux geeks) users.

Oh, come on. You make it sound like you've never downloaded anything to anywhere! How hard is it to download a file, extract its compressed contents, and put those files in a folder on another device? That's all there is to it! There is no "geekines" required!

Unless you are a grandma whose complete extent of computer usage is clicking the "Go onto the Internet" button on her AOL browser...

[rpariseau]

You missed my point: WHY is all this not AUTOMATED? Most of us users do not needa to create directories especially .directoryname ones. Why the dot? Why can't you locate the directory unless you already know it's there. That's geek stuff! We are merely users. We like that Linux stays running unlike the M$ OS. Why can't QStarDict merely be directed to an existing directory where the dictionaries are already stored -- why MUST they be in this obscure, unique directory?

I am NOT speaking for myself -- I can do all that stuff, have done it. Folks who get these elaborate Nokia devices from Amazon most probably don't even know what Linux is! Make things as easy and simple as possible for THEM! Nokia wants to sell the things without having to put up with hassles created by lazy app writers. Don't you, Nokia????

[oldpmaguy]

You missed my point: WHY is all this not AUTOMATED?
You underestimate the majority of people and their willingness/ability to download, install, and set up software.

http://download.cnet.com/windows/most-popular/3101-20_4-0.html?tag=rb_content;contentNav

And, the directory is "downloads/dic". Is that so obscure? (No "." required, btw.)

[rebhana]

rebhana: Your instructions are all very nice BUT ...

1. All this MUST BE AUTOMATED for all us commoner (non-Linux geeks) users.


I'm really the wrong address for your demands - I'm just one of the many users who takes advantage of the fact that this device allows some geeks to develop applications and to share them for FREE. And I'm sharing what I have found out equally for FREE. That's what this community is about.

If you want guarantees that everything is completely automated, stick to ovi store perhaps. Nobody forced e.g. qstardict onto you. You are FREE to pick something else. Rather, when installing it you have been warned that you are installing something not coming from Nokia.

[Rujen]

Hi,

after installing Qstardict on your n900,

go to

http://xdxf.revdanica.com/down2/index.php?down_format=StarDict

and download the dictionaries you want.

Extract them in a folder in your pc.

Connect the n900 via usb and create a folder for the dictionaries (e.g. documents\dict)

copy all of the extracted dictionaries from the computer to the n900 folder that you just created.

disconnect the n900 from the pc and open the qstardict app.

Go to Menu\COnfigure
plugins tab
stardict (make sure a V is on its left)

and click on the wrench tool. Then click on the plus and point it the folder where you previously put the dictionaries.
go back and select the "dictionaries" tab

make sure all the dictionaries are listed and have a V (meaning they are active)

That's it

let me know if it's not clear.

Hi, i have downloaded the dictionary file and with the use of winrar i unzipped it as well. I then saved the unzipped file inside documents/dictionary folder. I unplugged my n900 and started qstardict application, selected configure, then plugins and added that location into the list. But when i go back to dictionaries, there is nothing in the list. And my qstardict application doesnot show any words till now.
Please help me out.

[geobueck]

i hav followde the instructions too.. i have installed the dictionaries german-english and english-german.....but if i type in " hund " or "katze" which is in english " dog" and "cat".... qstar says: the word "hund" and "katze" ist not found... come, this can't be true... those words must be in a dictionar!!! how can this happen? all dicts are activated with " v " .... so what is wrong?

[PauliL]

Go to Menu\COnfigure
plugins tab
stardict (make sure a V is on its left)

and click on the wrench tool. Then click on the plus and point it the folder where you previously put the dictionaries.
go back and select the "dictionaries" tab

make sure all the dictionaries are listed and have a V (meaning they are active)

That's it

let me know if it's not clear.

:confused:
After several hours of work, I finally managed to copy the files into directory /home/user/MyDocs/stardict/dic

Then I start QStarDict, go to configure -> Plugins, select stardict and click on the wrench tool. List of directories is shown. I click +.
Now I can navigate in some sort of directory sturcture, but it seems to be different from what I see with X Terminal.
Anyway, I found a directory stardict/dic and go there. But it says "No files/folders". I wonder if this is the directory I created?
When I click on the directory name, it is added to the list in stardict plugin settings as /home/user/MyDocs/stardict/dic. And it appears it was already there, so now it is listed twice.
Then I go to Dictionaries tab. And there are no dictionaries listed.

What is the problem?
How can I get QStarDict to recognize the dictionaries?
Why is the directory structure seen in QStarDict different from the directory structure seen in X Terminal?
Had I moved the files in /home/user/.stardict/dic as suggested in some instructions, how could I navigate there since such directories are not seen in QStarDict?

[oldpmaguy]

I think the directory you want is just "dic" in the root ("root" as viewed on a computer when connected through USB).

So on my PC it's just "M:\dic"

(Although I don't even use Qstardict anymore, after deciding that Mstardict is far superior in interface and functionality.)

[DaveQB]

Haha. I am a Linux geek and it all makes sense to me. But my issue is I can't see any links to download any dictionaries on the page referenced.

Can someone share an English dictionary please?

[DaveQB]

Ahh ha!
I used Firefox Mobile and the links appeared.

Move right along, nothing to see here :-)

[zimon]

sourforge's roundrobin automatic mirrror thing usually sucks.
I managed to get dictionaries with lynx/links, but not with firefox (addblock+, norefer, or some other plugin made it disfunctional.)

I have /home/user/.stardict.d/stardict, which is a softlink to /home/user/MyDocs/stardict/, where is directory dic, and there is then directories which came from those tar.bz2 files.

[zimon]

I have /home/user/.stardict.d/stardict, which is a softlink to /home/user/MyDocs/stardict/, where is directory dic, and there is then directories which came from those tar.bz2 files.
(I wonder why above configuration worked, although the directory name was wrong.)


But not anymore.
I noticed MStarDict is much better in N900.
MStarDict wants its dictionaries in /home/user/MyDocs/mstardict/
So untarring those downloaded tarballs there makes MStarDict working.

To get QstarDict working with the same dictionaries, I have now
/home/user/.stardict/ where is a softlink "dic" to /home/user/MyDocs/mstardict/
...to get both applications to work with same dictionaries.

[andrew_85]

i did everything but i don t see the dictionary . .how s it possible??

[asasan]

Can someone just post the link where we can get bunzip2 if it is not installed already (as in my case).
It is not rocket sience, but missing elements makes it frustrating.

[zimon]

bzip2 -d == bunzip
/usr/bin/bzip2 comes from package bzip2 from repository "Nokia Applications"

[asasan]

Nokia Applications repository is the first one in my catalog list, but there is no bzip or anything like it to download.

Let me see if I can write like you people..maybe someone would understand:
//user/ CAN SOMEONE //rooth
.cd POST THE EXACT LOCATION AND COMMANDS //mkdir..blabla
cd .. TO INSTALL THIS FREAKING BZIP APPLICATION -v -u lsdd foo
++==lulu ..// IT IS NOT ALREADY ON N900 ..mkdir qass
-z -r //..hhh +r +r OR PUT THE DAMN THING AS PART OF THE MISERABLE QStar SO PEOPLE CAN LOAD THE CRAP //mkdir -d

[zimon]

@asasan
1) Start X Terminal program
2) give command: sudo gainroot
3) give command: apt-get install bzip2
4) give command: apt-get install mstardict
5) give command: exit
6) give command: cd
7) give command: mkdir .stardict
8) give command: mkdir -p /home/user/MyDocs/mstardict
9) give command: cd .stardict
10) give command: ln -s ../MyDocs/mstardict dic
11) give command: cd /home/user/MyDocs/mstardict

12) Now you have to know in what place you have downloaded the *.tar.bz2 dictionary files. Let's call that directory FOOBAR
13) give command: mv FOOBAR/*.tar.bz2 .

13.1) Or if you haven't downloaded any dictionaries yet, you can do it in the terminal also.
Let's say you want en-fr dictionary. You have gone to http://xdxf.revdanica.com/down2/index.php?lang_fr=122&lang_to=136&guy=any&down_format=StarDict&info_limit=256
...and found there the link to the last of the files.

13.2) give command: wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/xdxf/stardict-comn_sdict_axm05_English_French-2.4.2.tar.bz2

14) give command: bzip2 -d *.tar.bz2
15) give command: ls
16) Now for each of the *.tar files do 17
17) give command: tar xf somedictionaryfile.tar

18) In the end, after you have extracted all the files from TAR-archives, you can remove the tar-files by giving command: rm *.tar
19) give command: exit
20) Both QstarDict and mstardict should now find your dictionaries.

If any of the above steps fails, reply here with the whole error message what it gives. BE carefull to get all spaces and dots (.) right in above commands.

BTW, I agree with you, it SHOULD be alot easier if these kind of applications ever get promoted to normal repositories and not just -testing, -devel ones.

A TIP:
When in Terminal, you can make the program guess what do you mean by hitting TAB-button (it is a virtual button on the screen)

Lets say you want to give command:
tar xf stardict-comn_sdict_axm05_English_French-2.4.2.tar.bz2

You can just type: tar xf star
...and then hit TAB-button. If there is only one filename starting with "star", it will complete the whole string. If there is many, it won't give anything. But now if you hit TAB twice, it will give a list of filenames starting with "star". Add just few letters to make the difference, and hit TAB again so now it can complete because there is no contradictions in the hint.

Easy also to surf inside the file hierarchy, just give hints and TAB once or if nothing happens TAB twice. Try with ls and cd commands.

[asasan]

ok let's try again:

Fact 1: NO BZIP ON THE PHONE
Fact 2: CAN'T FIND BZIP
Fact 3: WITHOUT BZIP == NO COMMAND 14
Fact 4: FOOBAR BUNZIP mkdir while you're at it.
Fact 5: FIRST 13 STEPS/COMMANDS WERE DONE IN DECEMBER
Fact 6: PC TRANSFER HAS OWNERSHIP ISSUES so DO ON N900
Fact 7: CAN'T UNZIP ON N900
Fact 8: bzip2 -d == bunzip
Fact 9: bzip -d == WHAT BZIP? 2? NO BUNZIP
10: GOT BZIP?

[zimon]

bzip2, not "bzip"

[asasan]

bzip2, not "bzip"

LOL

this is fantastic!

[PauliL]

I now had some progress in my attempt to get the dictionaries work.

As it was said in the original instructions (2nd message in this thread), you need to go to Plugins tab in QStarDict Settings and add the folder that contains the dictionaries in the list there. What was not told is, which folder you must actually give there.
It appears that the correct folder you must give in the settins is the folder that contains the dic folder.

For example, I have stored the files of fin-eng dictionary in folder
~/MyDocs/stardict/dic/stardict-fin_eng-2.4.2/

To make this dictionary visible in QStarDict, add the following folder in the plugin settings:
N900/stardict

In the list of folders in Plugins tab, this is seen as
/home/user/MyDocs/stardict

After adding that folder in the list, a dictionary is visible in Dictionaries tab.

But more problems still exit. It seems that only some of the dictionaries are accepted by QStarDict. I have downloaded 3 dictionaries:
- stardict-vera-2.4.2
- stardict-eng_fin-2.4.2
- stardict-fin_eng-2-4-2
Only the last one is recognized by QStarDict.

When I look at the contents of the directories, the difference is that the last one contains a file fin_eng.idx.oft, while others do not contain any .oft file. (But if I understand it correctly, QStarDict should create this file.)

--
Pauli

[travik]

Ugh. After trying for like an hour to follow the instructions in this thread, I finally installed Mstardict... and it works great. Blech. Dont waste your time with Qstardict for now.

[coleni25]

Nokia Applications repository is the first one in my catalog list, but there is no bzip or anything like it to download.

Let me see if I can write like you people..maybe someone would understand:
//user/ CAN SOMEONE //rooth
.cd POST THE EXACT LOCATION AND COMMANDS //mkdir..blabla
cd .. TO INSTALL THIS FREAKING BZIP APPLICATION -v -u lsdd foo
++==lulu ..// IT IS NOT ALREADY ON N900 ..mkdir qass
-z -r //..hhh +r +r OR PUT THE DAMN THING AS PART OF THE MISERABLE QStar SO PEOPLE CAN LOAD THE CRAP //mkdir -d

HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!!!
Sometimes I feel quite lonesome too

[coleni25]

By the way, how do you replace this ...

bzcat /home/user/MyDocs/Fedora/rootfs/rootfs-f12.tar.bz2

... in Maemo 5 ?

Thanks in advance

Regards

[coleni25]

OK found :

Copy the .bz2 file via WinSCP (must be installed) to Windows 7, unzip with WinZIP to a normal tar file, then copy back the tar file to the N900 and then ...

$ tar -cvf rootfs-f12.tar ... bla bla

I hope it helps ...

Alternate procedure :

Unzip the tar file on Windows with WinZIP and MOVE files to the N900 Linux partition via WinSCP

[jacurino]

my system isn't recognizing the files formats of the dictionaries. it's apearing a "?" as files icons.
what can i do?

[kenwong801]

" and click on the wrench tool. Then click on the plus and point it the folder where you previously put the dictionaries.
go back and select the "dictionaries" tab "

When I tap the wrench tool nothing comes up.Only thing I can see is its little background comes to foreground.Please help!

[nokix]

" and click on the wrench tool. Then click on the plus and point it the folder where you previously put the dictionaries.
go back and select the "dictionaries" tab "

When I tap the wrench tool nothing comes up.Only thing I can see is its little background comes to foreground.Please help!

some say you can try the newer version in extras-devel (because of PR 1.2). i haven't tried it though. same applies to any apps that stop working on PR 1.2.

[Dosenblech]

" and click on the wrench tool. Then click on the plus and point it the folder where you previously put the dictionaries.
go back and select the "dictionaries" tab "

When I tap the wrench tool nothing comes up.Only thing I can see is its little background comes to foreground.Please help!

I have got the same problem.... :(
- when I tap at the wrench tool nothing happens....

It would be very nice, if someone have a solution - thanks in advance...:)

[gabby131]

Hi,

after installing Qstardict on your n900,

go to

http://xdxf.revdanica.com/down2/index.php?down_format=StarDict

and download the dictionaries you want.

Extract them in a folder in your pc.

Connect the n900 via usb and create a folder for the dictionaries (e.g. documents\dict)

copy all of the extracted dictionaries from the computer to the n900 folder that you just created.

disconnect the n900 from the pc and open the qstardict app.

Go to Menu\COnfigure
plugins tab
stardict (make sure a V is on its left)

and click on the wrench tool. Then click on the plus and point it the folder where you previously put the dictionaries.
go back and select the "dictionaries" tab

make sure all the dictionaries are listed and have a V (meaning they are active)

That's it

let me know if it's not clear.

hi! thanks for that one! my current problem is, nothing is happening when i tap the wrench tool.

[geobueck]

same problem here in germany...i think an update is nessecary....hopefully soon...thanks in advance

[raily]

yup nothing happens when I click on the wrench tool

[ottoman]

must use Mstardict

[gabby131]

hmm, this dictionary does not give me the definitions, only the translations (if i have english -language), even mstardict.

but thanks......useful in my location

[jukzh]

Either Qstardict is insane, or I am.
I did everything humanly possible to get it see dics.
And finally i got my answer, it uses incompatible library libstardict.so
Crap!

[jasad]

hi

no thing happens when I clicked on the wrench tool.

please help me in dowloading dictionary with Qstardict application-N900

[CasTTeLLo]

i need english - malay dict....is it available???

[donvito]

Here it's same problem: when clicking on the wrench tool nothing happens.
I switched to mstardict, with excellent results! ;-)

[Jude]

Then do
mkdir -p ~/.stardict/dic
(only needed the first time you install a dictionary) followed by
tar xzvf dictionary.tar.gz -C ~/.stardict/dic (where "dictionary" should be replaced by the actual name of the dictionary/-ies that you downloaded.

However, with the more common tarballs of the form dictionary.tar.bz2
you should do the following instead of the tar command given in the wiki, because the "j" option for tar is not implemented in Maemo:
bunzip2 dictionary.tar.bz2
tar xvf dictionary.tar -C ~/.stardict/dic
For this you need to have the "bzip2" package installed, which is in nokia-applications. It was already installed in my case, perhaps brought in by some other app. To install it yourself from XTerminal, in case it's missing, you need to have the "rootsh" app installed, which allows you to do
sudo apt-get install bzip2.


Thanks [COLOR="Black"]Thank you for your assistance..

I got stuck after the above step and the xternal returns a message "tar: can't open `dictionary.tar.gz`.

I bank on your assistance

Thanks

[Jude]

Here is how I installed dictionaries without any hassle of unpacking on a PC and transferring files manually as almost all how-to's on talk.maemo.org suggest you to do - which is really unnecessary, the N900 is a full-fledged computer after all!



bunzip2 dictionary.tar.bz2
tar xvf dictionary.tar -C ~/.stardict/dic
For this you need to have the "bzip2" package installed, which is in nokia-applications. It was already installed in my case, perhaps brought in by some other app. To install it yourself from XTerminal, in case it's missing, you need to have the "rootsh" app installed, which allows you to do
sudo apt-get install bzip2.
If you've successfully installed one such dictionary, repeat the two-line "bunzip2 ..., tar ..." stanza for any further one you find on the web. This can also be done in one line:
bzcat dictionary.tar.bz2 | tar xv -C ~/.stardict/dic

Finally, to enable/disable dictionaries, go to Menu/Config->Dictionaries in qstardict. "V" stands for a check mark for activated dictionaries, "0" for disabled ones, and to change that you have to click on the tiny blob at the start of a line.

Hi thank you for the suport.
I got this error when I entered the bunzip2 dictionary.tar.bz2 command. bunzip2: not found.

I have installed the rootsh
I appreciate ur response

[Jude]

Thanks Zimon,

I want to find out if the step is applicable for the qstardict?

I have tried and got stuck here

1) after command 10, it returns a message (-sh: In: not found)

What can I do to overcome that?

[Jude]

Nokia Applications repository is the first one in my catalog list, but there is no bzip or anything like it to download.

Let me see if I can write like you people..maybe someone would understand:
//user/ CAN SOMEONE //rooth
.cd POST THE EXACT LOCATION AND COMMANDS //mkdir..blabla
cd .. TO INSTALL THIS FREAKING BZIP APPLICATION -v -u lsdd foo
++==lulu ..// IT IS NOT ALREADY ON N900 ..mkdir qass
-z -r //..hhh +r +r OR PUT THE DAMN THING AS PART OF THE MISERABLE QStar SO PEOPLE CAN LOAD THE CRAP //mkdir -d
Hi Asasan,

I need your help on this;

I want to find out if the steps are applicable for the qstardict?

I have tried and got stuck here
1) after command 10, it returns a message (-sh: In: not found)

[psselvaratnam]

Hi,

after installing Qstardict on your n900,

go to

http://xdxf.revdanica.com/down2/index.php?down_format=StarDict

and download the dictionaries you want.

Extract them in a folder in your pc.

Connect the n900 via usb and create a folder for the dictionaries (e.g. documents\dict)

copy all of the extracted dictionaries from the computer to the n900 folder that you just created.

disconnect the n900 from the pc and open the qstardict app.

Go to Menu\COnfigure
plugins tab
stardict (make sure a V is on its left)

and click on the wrench tool. Then click on the plus and point it the folder where you previously put the dictionaries.
go back and select the "dictionaries" tab

make sure all the dictionaries are listed and have a V (meaning they are active)

That's it

let me know if it's not clear.
I did everything as guided by you. But when I click on the wrench tool, nothing happens. Unable to point to the dictionaries folder. Please help.

[ride]

Hi,

I tried this just as you explained but when I try to click the wrench on "plugins" tab, nothing happens!? I am using Qstardict v0.13.2. any idea what could be the problem?

ride

Hi,

after installing Qstardict on your n900,

go to

http://xdxf.revdanica.com/down2/index.php?down_format=StarDict

and download the dictionaries you want.

Extract them in a folder in your pc.

Connect the n900 via usb and create a folder for the dictionaries (e.g. documents\dict)

copy all of the extracted dictionaries from the computer to the n900 folder that you just created.

disconnect the n900 from the pc and open the qstardict app.

Go to Menu\COnfigure
plugins tab
stardict (make sure a V is on its left)

and click on the wrench tool. Then click on the plus and point it the folder where you previously put the dictionaries.
go back and select the "dictionaries" tab

make sure all the dictionaries are listed and have a V (meaning they are active)

That's it

let me know if it's not clear.

[FBergeron]

Hi,

I tried this just as you explained but when I try to click the wrench on "plugins" tab, nothing happens!? I am using Qstardict v0.13.2. any idea what could be the problem?

ride

If you're using PR1.3, does it work better if you use this version (http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-devel_free_armel/qstardict/0.13.2-3fb2/) instead?

[MR-n900user]

If you're using PR1.3, does it work better if you use this version (http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-devel_free_armel/qstardict/0.13.2-3fb2/) instead?

@FBergon:
Thanks trying to help us. I have the same error: the wrench button isnt working after updating to PR1.3.

But how can i try to install the version "...3fb2"? i tried a lot of links but it isnt working by now. could you send me an link for installation or send me the steps to do it manually?

thanks in advance and i will answer you soon if it works with that version.

[FBergeron]

Actually, the version to download is rather this one (http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-devel_free_armel/qstardict/0.13.2-3fb3/). You must enable the extras-devel repository to download it. Search on the forum to know how to do that.

[Wikiwide]

Quick reply...
As I have dictionaries with images (never mind that QStarDict doesn't display them), I didn't want Images Viewer to index the dictionaries folder.

So I changed it to /home/user/MyDocs/stardict/.hidden/dic

As GUI generally doesn't display folders beginning with dot, I changed it directly in the configuration file. Its location:
/home/user/.config/qstardict/qstardict.conf

Best wishes.

[MR-n900user]

Actually, the version to download is rather this one (http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-devel_free_armel/qstardict/0.13.2-3fb3/). You must enable the extras-devel repository to download it. Search on the forum to know how to do that.

thanks a lot.
So it finally works:

I followed the link: http://wiki.n900.de/Repositories to add the repository "Maemo Extras Devel" in my programm manager. Then after waiting quite a long time i could refresh my program list an the new added version of QStarDict was offered. I downloaded it and it works.
The wrench tool can be used again.

So thx a lot!! QStarDict is way better then MStarDict

[vijayrajakiran]

Hi,

after installing Qstardict on your n900,

go to

http://xdxf.revdanica.com/down2/index.php?down_format=StarDict

and download the dictionaries you want.

Extract them in a folder in your pc.

Connect the n900 via usb and create a folder for the dictionaries (e.g. documents\dict)

copy all of the extracted dictionaries from the computer to the n900 folder that you just created.

disconnect the n900 from the pc and open the qstardict app.

Go to Menu\COnfigure
plugins tab
stardict (make sure a V is on its left)

and click on the wrench tool. Then click on the plus and point it the folder where you previously put the dictionaries.
go back and select the "dictionaries" tab

make sure all the dictionaries are listed and have a V (meaning they are active)

That's it

let me know if it's not clear.

i did what u said..i put dictionary.tar.bz2 in a floder for MyDocs and browsed as u said..but not showing in dictionaries tab..what can i do

[kureyon]

i did what u said..i put dictionary.tar.bz2 in a floder for MyDocs and browsed as u said..but not showing in dictionaries tab..what can i do
That doesn't look as if you had EXTRACTED those files.

[Evok]

Can anyone help?
:confused: I copied all 3 of the extracted dictionary files from the computer to the n900 folder that I created /stardict/dic/stardict-eng_eng_main-2.4.2
NOTE that in the N900 I CAN see these three files in File manager!

I then disconnect the n900 from the pc and open the qstardict app.

I tap QStarDict at the top & tap Configure, go to Plugins tab,
select stardict (made sure a V is on its left next to the ticked box)
and I click on the wrench tool. Then I click on the plus and point it to the folder (/stardict/dic/stardict-eng_eng_main-2.4.2) which is where I put the 3 dictionary files - (.dz .idx & .ifo) & I then see the message (no files/folders) on the screen ????? Any ideas why I can't see the files?

Just an update to this .... I just installed FreOffice & then installed MStardict and both ALSO cannot read ANY files in any folders
What is going on?

[Wikiwide]

Can anyone help?
:confused: I copied all 3 of the extracted dictionary files from the computer to the n900 folder that I created /stardict/dic/stardict-eng_eng_main-2.4.2
NOTE that in the N900 I CAN see these three files in File manager!

I then disconnect the n900 from the pc and open the qstardict app.

I tap QStarDict at the top & tap Configure, go to Plugins tab,
select stardict (made sure a V is on its left next to the ticked box)
and I click on the wrench tool. Then I click on the plus and point it to the folder (/stardict/dic/stardict-eng_eng_main-2.4.2) which is where I put the 3 dictionary files - (.dz .idx & .ifo) & I then see the message (no files/folders) on the screen ????? Any ideas why I can't see the files?

Just an update to this .... I just installed FreOffice & then installed MStardict and both ALSO cannot read ANY files in any folders
What is going on?

Just select directory. Don't mind if it doesn't display files. I have never seen it to display files. Then make sure it's added, close settings, probably restart QStardict, and see whether any dictionaries appear.
There is also mysterious Configure->Plugins->stardict->Reformat lists button.

I have set my present directory by manually editing the conf file because I wanted hidden directory, beginning with dot.

[Evok]

Wikiwide ... Hi, Tried all that numerous times (spent a few days trying to get either QStardict or MStarDict to work) but still neither will display any dictionaries. Also I have no idea what Reformat lists button does.

[GaRy delaMEr]

Hi

if you've problem with yours dictionaries, before downloading file make sure you select "Stardict" in the list box (on the right of the page), it's the file format that Qstardict can read.

After downloading, extract the file normally in /home/user/.stardict/dic

ex:
French-English dictionary
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/xdxf/stardict-comn_sdict05_french-english-2.4.2.tar.bz2

[Wikiwide]

Wikiwide ... Hi, Tried all that numerous times (spent a few days trying to get either QStardict or MStarDict to work) but still neither will display any dictionaries. Also I have no idea what Reformat lists button does.

Try to point it to the folder
stardict/dic/
instead of
stardict/dic/stardict_eng_eng_individual_dictionary_folder

I have no idea what else can be wrong
Make sure you have the latest version of QStarDict?

[N900MAN]

Hi, I installed qstardict to see if its better than mstardict (I have no idea to activate speech in it even after i installed the synthesizer) so when i activate the stardict plugin under configure and click the wrench tool nothing happens not even the circled ! icon works do i have a broken version?


EDIT: actually i discovered the answer on page 7 users with QStarDict 0.13.2-3fb2 will end up with a broken and useless version of this program under PR 1.3 so extras devel needs to be accessed through downloader to get the working QStarDict 0.13.2-3fb3

thanks for the answers guys


EDIT2: I got it working alongside mstardict so they share dictionary directories. i remember a poster in this thread mentioned making a link for "dic" under user/stardict/ to the mstardict folder where the dictionaries have to be stored for mstardict, but all you really have to do is after clicking the wrench in qstardict is hit the + then target the mstardict folder then highlight it in blue then press out of the wrench window. Then press the dictionary tab and they will be there (even if multiple dictionaries are put in their own folders) after that its a matter of check boxing all the desired dictionaries for use.


Now when i tried to use the word speech in qstardict it unfortunately did not work just like in mstardict, which is confusing because i have it installed. Is there further steps to take so they will utilize the synthesizer? i thought it was merely installing espeak but it never works.

[Ramasubramaniam]

Hi

Please give me a solution to install dictionaries in MstarDict OR QstarDict. I have been trying for the last three days but in vain. Please help

[N900MAN]

sure if you plan on using both install the dictionaries in compliance to mstardict instead of qstardict because mstardict expects the dictionaries to be stored in myDOCs/mstardict. If you will only install/use qstardict then you could folder up the dictionaries where ever you want.

If you dont have dictionaries FIRST THING is to search google for babylon stardict torrent that would include a large package of dictionaries that are likely to appeal to you. Im not sure if they are compressed or not but i will assume they are so you have to use 7zip or something and it will reduce them to like 4 seperate files per dictionary.

You got your dictionaries, now hook the n900 to your desktop in mass storage mode create a folder called "mstardict" and then copy and paste all the dictionaries. Once transfer completes detach the N900 open mstardict check settings to make sure dictionaries are checked for use and let it index the dictionaries done. For Qstardict read my post on this page to get the same results for mstardict.

[Evok]

Try to point it to the folder
stardict/dic/
instead of
stardict/dic/stardict_eng_eng_individual_dictionary_folder

I have no idea what else can be wrong
Make sure you have the latest version of QStarDict?

Thanks to all for the numerous posts offering help.
I have now spent around 7 days trying to get either of the two dictionaries to work! During this time I have created/deleted/downloaded/moved/copied/changed more files and folders than I can remember and still NEITHER of the two Dictionary progs will ever show loaded dictionaries. I have even yesterday purchased an 8 GB microSD card for the N900 and loaded dictionaries in numerous folders on it but still no go!
I have just about given up. Is there something really simple that i cannot see?

[kureyon]

I can't believe the number of posts where people have problem installing dictionaries for qstardict/mstardict. Anyway Evok maybe you can post a link to the dictionary(s) you're trying to use and I will try them.

[Wikiwide]

Quick reply...
1. Make sure you have the latest programs from extras-devel.
2. Start stardict from X Terminal and see whether there are any errors.
3. Try using the same dictionary files on your PC.
4. Check file permissions of the files.

[Evok]

I can't believe the number of posts where people have problem installing dictionaries for qstardict/mstardict. Anyway Evok maybe you can post a link to the dictionary(s) you're trying to use and I will try them.

kureyon - This is a link to one of the small English New Words Dic I have been trying: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/xdxf/stardict-comn_sdict05_eng_eng_nw-2.4.2.tar.bz2
It seems to me that maybe there is a problem with the file system in N900?

I have a 'Data' folder which does show in PC Suite but does not show up in the N900 File Manager. When I open (also N900) CuteExplorer I can see /home/userMyDocs which seems to be the Data folder now called MyDocs? This also means that in QStarDict you cannot choose a MyDocs folder as it lists a Documents folder........ Confused? I am.

[geneven]

I have a 'Data' folder which does show in PC Suite but does not show up in the N900 File Manager. When I open (also N900) CuteExplorer I can see /home/userMyDocs which seems to be the Data folder now called MyDocs? This also means that in QStarDict you cannot choose a MyDocs folder as it lists a Documents folder........ Confused? I am.

Yes, this is a deliberate feature that people on this site actually defend as being kind to newbies by protecting them from using directories where they have no business going.

So your confusion is for your own good!

The last time I questioned this I was told I shouldn't have an N900.

Once you understand that under the MyDocs folder there is a .documents folder and that is where a lot of things go by default, it gets a bit easier.

File managers like CuteExplorer at least tell you the truth and let you see most of the directories that are out there.

[kureyon]

This is a link to one of the small English New Words Dic I have been trying: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/xdxf/stardict-comn_sdict05_eng_eng_nw-2.4.2.tar.bz2That is already one of the dictionaries I am using. Just to make sure, I deleted my existing files for that dictionary, downloaded again from the above link, extracted the files and copied them to my N900. And it works fine.

I have a 'Data' folder which does show in PC Suite but does not show up in the N900 File Manager.I don't use PC Suite so don't know which N900 directory it exposes to PC Suite. But if you connect N900 as mass storage then what you see is
"/home/user/MyDocs/"


This also means that in QStarDict you cannot choose a MyDocs folder as it lists a Documents folder........ Confused? I am.When you add a path for dictionary in qstardict and you click on "internal memory" you will start off in "/home/user/MyDocs/", you should probably then click "New" and create a directory to store your dictionaries.

Note if you plan on installing and using mstardict as well then you should put your dictionaries in "/home/user/MyDocs/mstardict". This way both qstardict and mstardict can share the same dictionaries since mstardict expects its dictionaries in that location and cannot be changed.

[dhanurdhar]

hi..
did exactly what you mentioned.
but at the step when i need to click the wrench tool, nothing happens. tried it several times...
any thoughts... thanks

[kureyon]

but at the step when i need to click the wrench tool, nothing happens. tried it several times...
any thoughts...Under Settings>Plugins, you need to enable the "stardict" plugin, and you need to have that row selected then click the wrench.

EDIT: added screenshot
http://img252.imagevenue.com/loc179/th_88075_stardict_122_179lo.jpg (http://img252.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=88075_stardict_122_179lo.jpg)

[dhanurdhar]

kureyon thanks for getting back
the problem i face is that after clicking the wrench tool nothing happens.. followed instructions down to the wire...
any thoughts

thanks

[FBergeron]

@dhanurdhar

Are you using the latest version here in testing repo (http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-testing_free_armel/qstardict/0.13.2-3fb3/)? I believe this problem is fixed in this version.

[dhanurdhar]

worked like a charm.. downloaded the fixed version from testing..
thanks guys

[Orlando]

I have no single idea about Linux. Yes I'm a beginner, but i can follow instructions. This is the dictionary I'm trying to install:
http://garr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/xdxf/dicts-XDXF/sdict05/comn_sdict05_eng_arabic.tar.bz2

Following the instructions this is what i get:
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8384/screenshot03p.png

Any help ?
Thanks.

[kureyon]

Following the instructions this is what i get: ...
Your file name is: comn_sdict05_eng_arabic.tar.bz2
command to extract it would be:
tar jxf comn_sdict05_eng_arabic.tar.bz2

Note the use of "j" as opposed to "z" because that file is using bzip2 compression and not gzip

[Wikiwide]

Quick reply...
You need StarDict format, not XDXF format.
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/xdxf/stardict-comn_sdict05_eng_arabic-2.4.2.tar.bz2

[maxximuscool]

hello there, I've download the dictionary from one of the site and the format is in Stardict but the problem is, it is missing a .ifo file. I was wandering is it possible to regenerate it somehow to make StarDict read the file?

The dictionary file is found from here:
http://code.google.com/p/khmeriphone/downloads/detail?name=ChuonNath_Dico.zip

[spiritofstars]

Hi,

after installing Qstardict on your n900,

go to

http://xdxf.revdanica.com/down2/index.php?down_format=StarDict

and download the dictionaries you want.

Extract them in a folder in your pc.

Connect the n900 via usb and create a folder for the dictionaries (e.g. documents\dict)

copy all of the extracted dictionaries from the computer to the n900 folder that you just created.

disconnect the n900 from the pc and open the qstardict app.

Go to Menu\COnfigure
plugins tab
stardict (make sure a V is on its left)

and click on the wrench tool. Then click on the plus and point it the folder where you previously put the dictionaries.
go back and select the "dictionaries" tab

make sure all the dictionaries are listed and have a V (meaning they are active)

That's it

let me know if it's not clear.

i have followed the whole procedure but there does not appeared any dictionary in dictionaries tab:confused:

[zenecho]

Possible silly question,

Following the download dictionarys link , did you make sure that on right hand side, under Other options - Download format you selected StarDic not the default xdxf?

[spiritofstars]

Possible silly question,

Following the download dictionarys link , did you make sure that on right hand side, under Other options - Download format you selected StarDic not the default xdxf?

hi
i have selected stardic format and not default format.
i always face the same problem whenever i try to install dictionaries on my n900.:confused:

[Rasahi]

Thanks it works on my N900. Now I don't have to refer to my E73 to use dictionary any more.

[rob_kouw]

Dear asasan,

Where did you find this English-Italian dictionary?

QStarDict works fine, I can install Italian-English and French-English without problems.

But: I cannot find the English-Italian and English-French dictionaries. Can you provide it?

Cheers, Rob

[ijAcK]

Hello

I have installed MStarDick

I have read all the thread but linked are all broken. Can someone give me the link where I can download the database for MStarDick

[Rob1n]

Hello

I have installed MStarDick

I have read all the thread but linked are all broken. Can someone give me the link where I can download the database for MStarDick

Both MStarDict and QStarDict use standard stardict format dictionaries. Unfortunately most/all of the original sites containing these have gone/been taken offline, but you can search online for any new sites. Any stardict format (not XDXF) dictionaries should work.

[SHARP66]

Both MStarDict and QStarDict use standard stardict format dictionaries. Unfortunately most/all of the original sites containing these have gone/been taken offline, but you can search online for any new sites. Any stardict format (not XDXF) dictionaries should work.
I searched a lot and zipoo....zero
I download-it the stardict windows version...eee...... I find one, :)inside that program dic folder, but if you push the download button for more dictionaries(database) you will rich a site with other dictionaries(apps):mad:.

edit: finaly i found
http://abloz.com/huzheng/stardict-dic/